May 2, 2006

What About Bob?

Bob’s Your Uncle Paper Goods

You’ve officially had it with family reunions.

A life sentence at the kiddie table and matching fanny packs courtesy of Cousin Clay from Schenectady’s screen-printing biz has you on a search for adoption papers you just know are out there.

Put down the Eugenides novel for a moment; somebody’s relative has come up with stuff worth writing home about.

Bob’s Your Uncle paper products would do any family proud. Punctuation page markers make for easy flips through Middlesex after kissing-cousin run-ins with Uncle Lou. Disposable place mats with charming photos from a ’50s-era road trip evoke emotions warm and fuzzy enough to melt even bitchy Aunt Jana’s Raisinette of a ticker.

But there’s nothing handier than the emergency cards, blank inside, for any situation. So go on, send one to commemorate your half-sister-in-law’s graduation from basket weaving school or your kid brother’s new asymmetrical hairdo. After all, they’re the only family you’ve got.

At least until those papers arrive.

Available at Young Blood Gallery, 629 Glenwood Avenue, Grant Park (404-627-0393). To see styles, go to bobsyouruncle.com.